Are neutral Goldstone bosons initiating very energetic air showers and anomalous multiple-core structure as a component of cosmic rays?

Abstract

We consider two recently accentuated, unusual empirical results concerning cosmic-ray events at high energies. We show that the possibility for a correlated explanation is provided by new dynamics which arises from collisions of a neutral Goldstone boson as a component of the highest-energy cosmic rays.

arXiv comment6 pages, 2 figures. Some comments added

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